A baronet is a man who has been made a knight. When a baronet dies, the title is passed on to his son.
[British]
Born in 1860, the son of a weaver, Barrie was created a baronet in 1913.
...the fifth baronet, Sir Thomas Grosvenor.
baronet in British English
(ˈbærənɪt, -ˌnɛt)
noun
(in Britain) a commoner who holds the lowest hereditary title of honour, ranking below a baron
Abbreviation: Bart., Bt
Word origin
C15: order instituted 1611, from baron + -et
baronet in American English
(ˈbærənət; bɛrənət)
noun
1.
a man holding the lowest hereditary British title, below a baron but above a knight: a baronetis addressed as “Sir,” and may add “Bart.” to his name, as Sir John Doe, Bart.
2.
this title
Word origin
ME, dim. of baron
Examples of 'baronet' in a sentence
baronet
His mother is the daughter of a baronet.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He is the third baronet; his father died four months before he was born.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My father is a baronet.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Word lists with
baronet
Ranks of British nobility (in order of precedence)